REVENGE IS SWEET
This week’s fixture sees RMM travel out of the Klang Valley to Uniten, Bangi for a 4pm kickoff. As everyone was expecting a new opposition or some teams we rarely play, it turns out to be Kunt Team which we played only a month ago. Anyway, it presented us the chance to exact revenge on our arch nemesis.
Guvnor was missing once again and as usual Iceman took over team duties. Legendary Jeff started in goal, with Marvelous Melvin marshalling the defence alongside Hardman, Snake and Zig Zak. The midfield consists of Iceman and Partyman Eddie flanked by futsal King Kenny on the right and Red Devil Meng on the left. Hot and cold pairing of Flash That and Batigol led the attack.
The match turned out to be scrappy in the opening ten minutes as expected with both teams guilty of giving away possession cheaply. Short Ass(SA) Kunt striker began to influence the game as he caused havoc on the left where the lanky Zak had problems containing the threat. On one occasion nearly conceded a penalty with a clumsy lunge at SA but fortunately the ref waved play on. The furious SA then had a long argument with the ref and had to be restraint by his team mates before he got sent off. The incident seemed to have helped RMM as SA never looked threatening again for the rest of the game.
The RMM midfield then started to seize control and began threading some super passes to the forwards. One of them fell to the woefully off-form superstar Batigol. Flash That broke through on the left and fired a low shot from a tight angle which the keeper could only palm away towards an unmarked Batigol. With the goal at his mercy the superstar striker decided bring the ball down to his right foot and before he could shoot the defence had crowded him out and scrambled the ball to safety. Shouts and curses of frustration could be heard from all RMM players.
Midway through the first half, Blindman Poon was brought into the fray and instantly made his presence felt. He gave the leftback a torrid time with hs mazy runs down the right flank. After some good link up play with Batigol, he rose above a static defence to head past the advancing keeper. A great effort for one who can’t see clearly past 5 feet! 1-0 to RMM.
Within a minute RMM went 2-0 up. An alert That intercepted a poor pass out of defence from Kunt Team and sprinted clear before smashing a left footed shot into the far corner. Brilliant goal.
As RMM look to see out the half, a suspiciously offside Scarface floated a harmless cross from the left to right. But before the RMM defense could scramble back into position a second cross, this time from the right saw a Kunt striker sneaked in to head the ball from the waiting hands of Jeff. 2-1. An enraged and animated Master of the Alternate Universe was quick to points fingers at his defence although he must know deep down inside, he was partially to blame as well.
A few of changes in the second half saw the introduction of former star striker Rudi linking up with current superstar Batigol upfront, which funnily Blindman Poon failed to recognize. Flash That was also asked to take over goalkeeping duties from the eager Jeff who was fielded as leftback. Newcomer Ethan was deployed on the right and Poon switched to the left.
RMM dominated the half with the defence looking sure and solid for once and thus reducing Kunt Team to only a couple of harmless long range attempts which That easily dealt with.
Chrome dome hitman Rudi almost produced a stunning goal when he controlled a high ball, turned and volleyed from a full 30m only to see the ball bounced off the crossbar with the keeper well beaten. But he finally got his reward for his hardwork after a flowing move involving Jeff, Poon, Iceman and Partyman saw him beat the offside trap to nod the ball home past the stranded keeper. 3-1.
With a two-goal cushion, RMM continued to create and miss chances with the front four of Poon, Rudi, Gary and Ethan the guilty parties. Partyman felt the full force of Melvin’s fierce shot in his nuts when he got in the way of another goal attempt and subsequently limped out to join Zak who injured himself in the first half on the sidelines.
Despite a somewhat fine performance and comfortable win, the game turned ugly towards the end when a couple of star players started abusing each other during play. The outbursts continued slightly after the game… maybe some of us have been watching too many World Cup games. We shall wait and see what the Guvnor has to say about this next week.
Another good win and more importantly revenge, as RMM has finally recovered from the slump in the month of May.
Date: 20th June 2010
Venue: Uniten, Bangi
Scorers: Poon, That, Rudi
Squad: Jeff, Snake, Zak, Melvin, Si yeh, Eddie, Soon, Kenny, Meng, Gary, That, Ethan, Poon, Rudi.
Special thanks to Iceman for contributing this report. Note that 'Rudi' in this report is known as 'Mat Burit' in all the other reports.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
RMM 9 Beach Boys 1
Back with a bang!
Coming of a month of wretched results in May, it was crucial that the old timers of RMM start getting positive results to arrest the slide. Unfortunately for shell shocked Beach Boys (BBFC), RMM chose this game to show the world what damage they can do when on form.
In a game played on the experimental 3 half format, the wily veterans attacked from the first whistle and never let their foot off the pedal until the final whistle.
Carrying a niggling injury, Flash That was a man on a mission from the get go and ended the 1st half with a hat trick. His pace and powered totally overwhelming the BBFC defence. With the match ball secured, the deadly hitman decided to don his gloves for the rest of the game, giving Shark the opportunity to add to his season's tally.
The second half brought more destruction for BBFC as Guvnor smashed home RMM 4th from a good 30 yards out. Trialist Kenny G then made it 5-0 for RMM before BBFC pulled one back at the end of the 2nd half, ending the half at 5-1 in RMMs favour.
RMM continued to pile on the pressure in the 3rd half with Iceman smashing from distance for RMMs 6th. The gigantic Titan then brushed aside teammate Shark to power home a header off Iceman's corner before a marauding Red Devil Meng made it 8 with a superb finish from the narrowest of angles.
The 9-1 rout was completed by Shark who side footed home after receiving a cushion pass from Iceman at the edge of the BBFC box.
The road to redemption for RMM following May's miserable results starts with this victory.
Date: 13 June 2010
Venue: Padang Kampung Baru UMNO
Scorers: Flash That (x3), Guvnor, Kenny G, Iceman, Titan, Red Devil Meng, Shark
Coming of a month of wretched results in May, it was crucial that the old timers of RMM start getting positive results to arrest the slide. Unfortunately for shell shocked Beach Boys (BBFC), RMM chose this game to show the world what damage they can do when on form.
In a game played on the experimental 3 half format, the wily veterans attacked from the first whistle and never let their foot off the pedal until the final whistle.
Carrying a niggling injury, Flash That was a man on a mission from the get go and ended the 1st half with a hat trick. His pace and powered totally overwhelming the BBFC defence. With the match ball secured, the deadly hitman decided to don his gloves for the rest of the game, giving Shark the opportunity to add to his season's tally.
The second half brought more destruction for BBFC as Guvnor smashed home RMM 4th from a good 30 yards out. Trialist Kenny G then made it 5-0 for RMM before BBFC pulled one back at the end of the 2nd half, ending the half at 5-1 in RMMs favour.
RMM continued to pile on the pressure in the 3rd half with Iceman smashing from distance for RMMs 6th. The gigantic Titan then brushed aside teammate Shark to power home a header off Iceman's corner before a marauding Red Devil Meng made it 8 with a superb finish from the narrowest of angles.
The 9-1 rout was completed by Shark who side footed home after receiving a cushion pass from Iceman at the edge of the BBFC box.
The road to redemption for RMM following May's miserable results starts with this victory.
Date: 13 June 2010
Venue: Padang Kampung Baru UMNO
Scorers: Flash That (x3), Guvnor, Kenny G, Iceman, Titan, Red Devil Meng, Shark
Saturday, June 12, 2010
RMM 4 Puchong Indian Veterans 4
DAYLIGHT ROBBERY
Coming off a sequence of bad results, the embattled veterans were relieved to come out of this game with a well earned draw. That said, the result would have been even more positive for RMM if not for some controversial refereeing decisions.
In a game played over 3 halves, followers of the veterans must have feared for the worst when RMM went 2-0 down in the first half. Defensive lynchpin Siyeh had a diabolical 1st half, especially during the first 15mins when he did everything he could to avoid having any contact with both the ball and any players.
Puchong Indian Veteran's (PIV) first goal came courtesy of Siyeh when he let a long hopeful punt upfield bounce over him before letting a PIV striker overpower him. The delighted striker then casually stroke the ball past a stranded Shark in goal.
Shark's nightmare in goal continued when PIV scored their second, squeezing in a shot via the near post after RMMs defense failed to clear their line off a corner.
RMMs fightback started in the second half when Flash That pulled 1 back, outfoxing a static PIV defence in a set piece to power home a header from 6 yards. The wily veterans then began turning the screws and finished the half off strongly.
Flash That then had a very strong claims for a penalty when he was bundled over in the PIV box not once, but twice. Unfortunately for RMMs original speed demon, the referee who had been right in front of him turned a blind eye.
The 3rd half proved to be the most entertaining of all as RMM equalized through a brave diving header from the Partyman Eddie who had up until that point, tried to mirror Siyeh's decision to avoid any physical contact with his opponents as well.
RMM then took a well deserved lead when Mat Burit's attempted cross was deflected into the PIV goal by an unfortunate PIV defender.
Blindman Poon who had been tormenting the PIV defence the whole afternoon then added RMMs 4th when he played a series of passes with Flash That before powering home.
With a 2 goal lead, the veterans of RMM visibly let their foot of the pedals instead of parking the bus, letting PIV back into the game.
PIV then pulled 1 back controversially when Marvelous Mel was lost the ball at the edge of his own box, giving the PIV striker a free run into the RMM goal. This time Shark got off his line quickly and managed to steer the onrushing striker wide from goal. Out of position, the striker then played the ball to his strike partner who was in an offside position. The one eyed ref however waved play on, resulting in offside man easily slotting home from 2 yards out.
The goal was a harsh welcome for Marvelous Mel who had up until that point been a defensive wall after taking over from the diabolical Siyeh. Soon he will learn that mistakes at the back like that is an expected occurrence from a RMM defender.
Things then got worse for RMM when the veterans conceded the 4th and equalizing goal through a cross turned shot from the PIV winger, catching the off form Shark rooted again.
Fans were sceptical on whether the winger actually intended it as an attempt at goal even though the winger celebrated as though as it was. The blank and embarrassed reactions from his teammates however, suggested otherwise.
Although the final stood at 4-4 score, the manner in which RMM fought back from 2 goals down may suggest that a revival is at hand.
Date: 6th June 2010
Venue: Kampung Pandan Sports Complex
Scorers: Flash That, Partyman Eddie, Blindman Poon
Coming off a sequence of bad results, the embattled veterans were relieved to come out of this game with a well earned draw. That said, the result would have been even more positive for RMM if not for some controversial refereeing decisions.
In a game played over 3 halves, followers of the veterans must have feared for the worst when RMM went 2-0 down in the first half. Defensive lynchpin Siyeh had a diabolical 1st half, especially during the first 15mins when he did everything he could to avoid having any contact with both the ball and any players.
Puchong Indian Veteran's (PIV) first goal came courtesy of Siyeh when he let a long hopeful punt upfield bounce over him before letting a PIV striker overpower him. The delighted striker then casually stroke the ball past a stranded Shark in goal.
Shark's nightmare in goal continued when PIV scored their second, squeezing in a shot via the near post after RMMs defense failed to clear their line off a corner.
RMMs fightback started in the second half when Flash That pulled 1 back, outfoxing a static PIV defence in a set piece to power home a header from 6 yards. The wily veterans then began turning the screws and finished the half off strongly.
Flash That then had a very strong claims for a penalty when he was bundled over in the PIV box not once, but twice. Unfortunately for RMMs original speed demon, the referee who had been right in front of him turned a blind eye.
The 3rd half proved to be the most entertaining of all as RMM equalized through a brave diving header from the Partyman Eddie who had up until that point, tried to mirror Siyeh's decision to avoid any physical contact with his opponents as well.
RMM then took a well deserved lead when Mat Burit's attempted cross was deflected into the PIV goal by an unfortunate PIV defender.
Blindman Poon who had been tormenting the PIV defence the whole afternoon then added RMMs 4th when he played a series of passes with Flash That before powering home.
With a 2 goal lead, the veterans of RMM visibly let their foot of the pedals instead of parking the bus, letting PIV back into the game.
PIV then pulled 1 back controversially when Marvelous Mel was lost the ball at the edge of his own box, giving the PIV striker a free run into the RMM goal. This time Shark got off his line quickly and managed to steer the onrushing striker wide from goal. Out of position, the striker then played the ball to his strike partner who was in an offside position. The one eyed ref however waved play on, resulting in offside man easily slotting home from 2 yards out.
The goal was a harsh welcome for Marvelous Mel who had up until that point been a defensive wall after taking over from the diabolical Siyeh. Soon he will learn that mistakes at the back like that is an expected occurrence from a RMM defender.
Things then got worse for RMM when the veterans conceded the 4th and equalizing goal through a cross turned shot from the PIV winger, catching the off form Shark rooted again.
Fans were sceptical on whether the winger actually intended it as an attempt at goal even though the winger celebrated as though as it was. The blank and embarrassed reactions from his teammates however, suggested otherwise.
Although the final stood at 4-4 score, the manner in which RMM fought back from 2 goals down may suggest that a revival is at hand.
Date: 6th June 2010
Venue: Kampung Pandan Sports Complex
Scorers: Flash That, Partyman Eddie, Blindman Poon
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
RMM 0 Chinese Valencia 1
A New Low
May could be the worst month of RMMs history as the battle hardened struggled to post only 1 win in between 4 defeats. Among the defeats were an 8-1 thrashing and losses to teams that RMM had easily mastered in the past.
This last defeat was however a new low in a month of lows.
Against a team that RMM had thrashed only a few weeks back with 10 players, the veterans dominated play but came off with a 1-0 defeat instead.
Playing under a scorching sun, the veterans started well and dominated play, coming close on several occasions with set pieces. RMMs backline hardly had to break sweat and keeper Shark was seen strolling aroun his box, picking wildflowers.
All that changed however on Chinese Valencia's first attack. Woefully out of position, villian of the day Shark could only watch in horror as the Chinese Valencia's first shot at goal ended up at the back of RMMs net. The shell shocked RMMers had flashback of Ken Worden's goalkeeping reign.
RMM continued their dominance for the rest of the half but were still unable to muster a shot on target.
The second half saw the appearance of Zig Zack in goal for the first time. Desparate to make RMMs domination count, Guvnor threw caution to the wind and played a 3 man frontline.
That moved nearly paid off when Batigol muscled his way past on the right before sending an inviting cross across the Chinese Valencia goal. The ever predatory Shark stole in the far post but could only send his header just past the far post.
RMM continued to pile on the pressure but were still unable to fashion a clear cut chance with several players coming close.
Shark's day got from bad to worse when he latched onto Iceman's measured thru ball, beating the Chinese Valencia backline's offside trap. Finding himself in an one on one situation, the formerly dangerous part time hitman tried ramming the ball down the Chinese Valencia keepers throat instead of placing it. The effort was easily thwarted as the resulting rebound found the charging Flash That. Unfortunately for RMM, Flash That's effort was widly off target.
That was RMM one and only effort on target all game and although the veterans tried gamely, they were unable to breach Chinese Valencia's parked bus for the remainder of the game.
Date: 30th May 2010
Venue: Kampung Pandan Sports Complex
Scorers: None
May could be the worst month of RMMs history as the battle hardened struggled to post only 1 win in between 4 defeats. Among the defeats were an 8-1 thrashing and losses to teams that RMM had easily mastered in the past.
This last defeat was however a new low in a month of lows.
Against a team that RMM had thrashed only a few weeks back with 10 players, the veterans dominated play but came off with a 1-0 defeat instead.
Playing under a scorching sun, the veterans started well and dominated play, coming close on several occasions with set pieces. RMMs backline hardly had to break sweat and keeper Shark was seen strolling aroun his box, picking wildflowers.
All that changed however on Chinese Valencia's first attack. Woefully out of position, villian of the day Shark could only watch in horror as the Chinese Valencia's first shot at goal ended up at the back of RMMs net. The shell shocked RMMers had flashback of Ken Worden's goalkeeping reign.
RMM continued their dominance for the rest of the half but were still unable to muster a shot on target.
The second half saw the appearance of Zig Zack in goal for the first time. Desparate to make RMMs domination count, Guvnor threw caution to the wind and played a 3 man frontline.
That moved nearly paid off when Batigol muscled his way past on the right before sending an inviting cross across the Chinese Valencia goal. The ever predatory Shark stole in the far post but could only send his header just past the far post.
RMM continued to pile on the pressure but were still unable to fashion a clear cut chance with several players coming close.
Shark's day got from bad to worse when he latched onto Iceman's measured thru ball, beating the Chinese Valencia backline's offside trap. Finding himself in an one on one situation, the formerly dangerous part time hitman tried ramming the ball down the Chinese Valencia keepers throat instead of placing it. The effort was easily thwarted as the resulting rebound found the charging Flash That. Unfortunately for RMM, Flash That's effort was widly off target.
That was RMM one and only effort on target all game and although the veterans tried gamely, they were unable to breach Chinese Valencia's parked bus for the remainder of the game.
Date: 30th May 2010
Venue: Kampung Pandan Sports Complex
Scorers: None
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